The Witless Bay Ecological Reserve – Newfoundland, Canada

Thousands of birds from the colonies flying above the islands

Common Murre Colony of the Ecological Reserve

This is only a small portion of the larger picture of the hundreds of thousands of Common Murre on the island.

There are several Gull colonies in the Ecological Reserves.

The Puffin Colony of Witless Bay Wildlife Preserve

Approximately 260,000 pairs of Puffins nest annually in late spring and summer. After nesting season is done they depart for open waters until next nesting season.

Puffin Colony at the Elliston Viewing Area

There are several other smaller Puffin Colonies on Newfoundland. The best viewing area is the Elliston Viewing Area near Bonavista, NL.